From owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org Sat Jan 2 16:48:28 2021 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2A1294D69D7 for ; Sat, 2 Jan 2021 16:48:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wlosh@bsdimp.com) Received: from mail-qv1-xf2b.google.com (mail-qv1-xf2b.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::f2b]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128/128 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "GTS CA 1O1" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4D7SWc0XZ4z4d6n for ; Sat, 2 Jan 2021 16:48:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wlosh@bsdimp.com) Received: by mail-qv1-xf2b.google.com with SMTP id a4so11010013qvd.12 for ; Sat, 02 Jan 2021 08:48:27 -0800 (PST) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=JWNdPunWtPBBUP/z/tDsXUu5siVixDFRZvYBAaUb2wg=; b=az2O4eg5i1tKP9gt8jS3MAFN+VdShyIz4lkRbECIazHD9rMm8MdhbrMne7PlCR1DdV TFcKsZRnFERWJcJVyUXTg6YMnm03RJsRis3zDOcnid3UwEd19swSzEN1cGP7oFh59kn6 wQZKFCI9kAK0lG6IZUqsW8xEHSywb600EDT4bu4UuO0iICWhr0+fKJup3non57aJXuAD 6Q79XkQ9OkVtyl0K6wphWRci3P9aFkeIWApfkoag8P0vJEXeFeZBD70MLkEVHP2tWwrk bKwetjRtPYJlBVY825wfni+9eLBN8A9A3ptssVLouLl/7IfJqP044+Ps4JsLe6IkdcRz Lhmw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM531eOOShmxNdJq0VuUs7WGkutPA5913YLtL2IOFY5Nqgmj/6SQiV IAhqfgdRvRsBS86Y53110HsWqlaIrP+CyKp7aELlycOtGN9i+Q== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJyl44c26BW9/BOTXXUfInxuvdQfwOFFri7YzZi2WbVtKRz8dBodWWD4g0hlGNCLOnyrX96d+3svi1ESXanW7yA= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6214:16cb:: with SMTP id d11mr69144161qvz.62.1609606107150; Sat, 02 Jan 2021 08:48:27 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <87lfdctq83.wl-herbert@gojira.at> In-Reply-To: From: Warner Losh Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2021 09:48:16 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: etcupdate, svnlite, documentation etc. following the transition of source to Git To: Graham Perrin Cc: FreeBSD Current , Lars Engels X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4D7SWc0XZ4z4d6n X-Spamd-Bar: ---- X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.00 / 15.00]; REPLY(-4.00)[] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.34 X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.34 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 02 Jan 2021 16:48:28 -0000 On Sat, Jan 2, 2021 at 1:31 AM Graham Perrin wrote= : > On 01/01/2021 19:24, Herbert J. Skuhra wrote: > > > On Fri, 01 Jan 2021 20:01:16 +0100, Graham Perrin wrote: > >> At what should have been the end of my first upgrade since the > >> transition to git: > >> > >> cd /usr/src/freebsd-current && make installworld && etcupdate > >> > >> =F0=A0=84=B4=E2=80=93 concluded with a successful installworld, then a= few lines about > >> scanning and skipping certificates, then: > >> > >>> Failed to build new tree. > >> I see the manual page for etcupdate(8) but I'm not sure how to proceed= . > > -s source Specify an alternate source tree to use when buildin= g > > or extracting a =E2=80=9Ccurrent=E2=80=9D tree. Th= e default source > > tree is /usr/src. > > > With the transition to Git > > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D > > If it's true that /usr/src is _no longer_ a predictable path to the > source files, then is it still appropriate for users' fortunes to > include this FreeBSD tip? > That's 100% not true. The 'src' 'doc' and future 'ports' repos were named that way so you could check them out directly into /usr to get the traditional paths. The git team made no pronouncement about deprecating this, and went to some minor trouble to ensure it would still be easy. I personally haven't used /usr/src in 20 years, but that's just a character defect on my part. Warner